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Reggie Watts: A Focused/Unfocused "Lord of Dreams"
by Menachem Feuer
One of the things we find in many schlemiels is the character of absent-mindedness. In her essay on the schlemiel (entitled "The Jew as Pariah"), Hannah Arendt (a Jewish-German thinker from the mid-twentieth century) notes that in the "hidden tradition" (of the Pariah/Schlemiel) the first major modern schlemiel witnessed in the west was the 19th c. German-Jewish poet, Heinrich Heine's "lord of dreams." For Heine, the "lord of dreams" is not just another name for the schlemiel; it is also the name for the modern poet. The poet's dreams don't match with reality because the poet, like the schlemiel, is absent-minded.
But for Arendt the absent mindedness we find in Heine (and his conception of the modern poet) is driven by a desire for freedom which is frustrated by a world that one cannot be truly "free" in. As Arendt argues, the source of this freedom is connected to "nature" as opposed to "culture." In this sense, the schlemiel/pariah differs significantly from the "parvenu" who, in throwing away their "Jewishness" in the name of being a "cultured" member of society also throws away his/her natural sense of freedom and their pariah status.
Although Arendt doesn't spell it out, one can surmise that the reason Heine is at the beginning of her "hidden tradition" is because his freedom is not protected by the world. He, like a poet, lives outside the world. He is, as Arendt says about the schlemiel, "exceptional." But, ultimately, for Arendt being exceptional is secondary to being "normal" and free-in-the-world. (She argues, strangely enough, that it is Kafka who seeks such normality and desires to leave the exceptional status of the "lord of dreams" behind.) In other words, Heine may have the right "intention" (which is to be free) but this desire doesn't fit (not yet, at least) with reality. That comes later. When Jews are given the opportunity to have their own state or be recognized, politically, as equals.
What's most interesting about Arendt's framework for the schlemiel and the "hidden tradition" is that the "lord of dreams" and his "absent-mindedness" have a cause we can understand yet, ultimately, they have a time and place in history and should be left behind.
Today, with comedians like Reggie Watts, we see that "absent mindedness" and the "lord of dreams" remain. In fact, this kind of comedy is emulated in a time when people are well integrated. It seems as if Watts' very popularity is proof that Arendt was wrong. But here's the catch: Watts isn't Jewish. Nonetheless, the character he plays is without a doubt a schlemiel. The "lord of dreams" need no longer have a basis in a political reality so much as in the image of a cultural niche or world which is "exceptional" and yet "free" from the world while being in the world.
What I find most interesting about Watts is that he plays the exceptional schlemiel and gives us a more "mystical" (dreamy) sense of being aloof than many historical schlemiels. He is focused and unfocused.
Punning on this theme, I'd say that we see a great display of this focused/unfocused state in his Ford Focus commercial.
In this commercial, we learn from the narrator that Watts, a "lyrical genius," is "lacking one thing": a Ford Focus. Since the narrator is so nice and wants to fill Watt's "lack" they "let him borrow a Fusion for three months…which he kind of fell in love with." In honor of this "gift," and bursting with poetic love for the car, Watts, a postmodern "lord of dreams," gives his "impromptu songamonial" about the car.
The images of Watts, his repetitive humming loop, and the little matchbox model of the car spinning (in slow motion) hypnotically touch the viewer of this commercial. These effects, taken together, look to create a kind of lord-of-dreams affect. But this is enhanced by the child-like fascination and love Watts has for the matchbox car.
At one point (:29 seconds in), Watts kisses the car, smiles, and laughs at the camera. We then see imaginary drawn clouds raining on the car. Watts lovingly looks at the car (like a concerned lover who doesn't want to see his beloved harmed by rain) and talks about how the car looks when as it responds to the rain. He then shows that all is well with a smile: he is happy, the car is sheltered from harm. After smiling, he looks up to indicate that maybe, in his absent mindedness, this is a miracle from Heaven and not a miracle sponsored by the Ford Motor Corporation (which is the ironic twist).
From here, Watts goes on to talk about the "SONY audio edition" of the car. He gets mystical and dreamy while focusing on the all the details of the sound system. Then he links to the GPS system which, he notes, one can talk to. As he points out how the GPS will get one to where one wants to go, we see an image with detours and turns (suggesting that Watts is a wandering poet but the car will get him to the focused destination while allowing him to be free and, like a schlemiel, wander).
Then, for the last segment, Watts drops slang terms from Hip Hop Culture as he talks about the "cruise control" and "radar." Drawn waves, illustrating his words, emanate from the car (1:40-1:46). These waves continue and suggest a mystical absent-mindedness connected to these hidden radar waves. While we see this, Watts waxes poetic-mystical and foregrounds the schlemiel poet when he says that the "Fusion can be anything you want…if you use your imagination."
Immediately following this, Watts uses his imagination (coupled, of course, with drawn images edited in for effect) and says that other cars he had driven were "splooshy" and felt like a "covered wagon" while driving the Focus felt like driving a "spaceship."
Following this, we see a series of edited absent-minded references to the cars features. The segment ends with Reggie making a hypnotic statement: "watch it roll…watch it spin." We see a spinning matchbox car with a flag with the hashtag #backatyou.
And the last image we see is an image that expresses Watts' crush on the car: Reggie + Fusion in a drawn heart.
The subject of the ad is clear, focused: it is Watts' exceptional, absent-minded love for the car. To be sure, his love is focused and unfocused. This ambiguity makes for a new "lord of dreams." And instead of it being based on natural freedom which searches for a world, as Arendt claimed with Heine, we have a freedom that is based on the flights of the imagination, hip-hop culture, mysticism, capitalism, and much else. As we can see, Watts can be absent-minded and still be guided through the world by his Ford Focus. It will shelter him from danger.
Arendt would be aghast at a "lord of dreams" who was encouraged to dream not about political freedom so much as the Ford Focus. With such affluence and so much normality, it seems that comedians like Reggie Watts insist on being eccentric. Being the exceptional schlemiel is, for Watts, to be rhythmic, hip, spaced-out, and highly ironic.
Reggie's schlemiel-like performance in this piece does not serve as a way of "challenging the status quo" so much as creating and marketing a comic-mystical absent-minded sensibility. This can be used to sell products, as we see in this commercial. But this is a general trend and as the people who made this video well-understand, there is a large market out there for absent-mindedness and wacky, ironic eccentricity. In other words, there is a large market for these new types of schlemiels.
The "Lord of Dreams" didn't die, as Arendt argues at the end of her essay, when Superman displaced Charlie Chaplin. The schlemiel lived on and it lives on through Watts and many others. The question is what this means for her thesis about the schlemiel and what she envisioned for Jews in America.
As we can see from Watts, the schlemiel lives on and it is no longer tied to the fate of Jews (as Arendt envisioned) as to capitalism and a large niche culture of Americans who, in this instance, may or may not buy the Ford Focus as a result of the musings of this "lord of dreams." It all hinges on how they are affected by the "lyrical genius's…impromptu songamonial." The Focus could be the vehicle they need to become a more focused/unfocused late-capitalist, mystical schlemiel – like Reggie Watts.
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Climate Change and Forced Migration: A Complex Interplay
Hamza GuessousOct 13, 2019
Rabat – As the earth's climate challenges increase, many communities have started to suffer consequences, forced to leave their lands and homes for a better future.
Climate change requires global collaboration to implement effective solutions to save the earth and the people it is already impacting.
It is an exacerbating factor for some extreme weather worldwide, making floods, droughts, heatwaves, storms, a rise in sea-level, and the extinction of some species more common at an unprecedentedly rapid and growing pace.
Alongside social, economic, and environmental factors, migration is also causally linked to climate change. Many reports have noted that migration is driven by environmental degradation, which is exacerbated by climate change.
In 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) pointed out that "the greatest single impact of climate change might be human migration, with millions of people displaced by shoreline erosion, coastal flooding, and agricultural disruption."
The mass displacement of people can put a heavy burden on new host territories and requires a migration policy for refugees, including accommodation and integration programs.
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In 2016 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development allocated $1 billion to help communities adapt to climate change in 13 states. The grants included the first direct allocation of federal funding to move an entire community.
Climate-related migration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) defines environmental migrants as "persons or groups of persons who, predominantly for reasons of sudden or progressive changes in the environment that adversely affect their lives or living conditions, are obliged to leave their habitual homes, or choose to do so, either temporarily or permanently, and who move within their country or abroad."
Climate change-related migration is sometimes referred to as climigration. The new term defines the mass relocation of people because of extreme weather conditions.
There are few cases where climate change is the direct factor for migration, such as for island states. More broadly, climate change is recognized as an exacerbating factor that increases migration.
Although it is hard to determine the exact number of environmental migrants globally, the IOM estimated that by 2050 between 25 million and 1 billion environmental migrants.
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Climate change exacerbates resource shortages which may prompt displacement. In Africa, 64% of the population depends on agriculture to earn their living. Due to the effects of climate change, the challenge of shortage of natural resources, causing agricultural disruption, has led many Africans to migrate into the north or internally, according to a report from the World Economic Forum.
Mass displacement from rural to urban areas pressures governments to provide aid to the struggling agriculture-dependent population. In this sense, resource shortage may also act as a threat multiplier for conflict, making room for the rise of non-state armed groups. Conflict, in return, further drives displacement.
Understandably, climate change and migration are linked. As shifting climate patterns become more severe, the migration flow rises. World leaders seek to address the two issues jointly. If they do not, a new migration crisis may arise and become uncontrollable.
Climate change effects can be reduced in many ways, partially by implementing a resilience policy.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) defines climate change resilience as the "capacity of social, economic, and environmental systems to cope with a hazardous event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity, and structure, while also maintaining the capacity for adaptation, learning, and transformation."
Resilience is not reaction. Resilience entails proactively implementing adaptation and mitigation measures to reduce vulnerability to climate change.
UNHCR's role in protecting climate refugees
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) plays a crucial role in raising awareness about climate change's causal link to migration and urges the world to preserve the rights of refugees including climate refugees.
Currently, there is no legally defined category for climate refugees. The 1951 Refugee Convention does not include environmental factors in criteria for asylum seeking. This means there are no legal protections in place for environmental displacement within this lexicon.
UN Security Council talks earlier this year mentioned climate migrants for the first time ever, though all members did not reach unanimity on the phenomenon.
Addressing the effects of climate crisis, such as increased natural disasters, is possible. The UNHCR, Georgetown University, and other universities have established a partnership to develop relocation guidance to protect people from disasters and environmental change while preserving their human rights.
The UNHCR remains committed to addressing climate refugees' challenges and finding durable solutions to the adverse climate change impacts. It is also committed to providing technical support to parties in implementing the Paris Agreement, which came into force on November 4, 2016.
The Paris Agreement requires all parties to try to limit increasing global temperatures to under 2 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times and to and adapt to the effects of climate change.
Natural resource depletion
Climate-related resource shortages are evident in many cases of climate displacement in Morocco.
Declining agricultural production in Morocco's Al Haouz Province, directly related to stressed water resources, has driven rural to urban migration from local farming communities.
The Moroccan government has partnered with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support farming cooperatives in the area. New agricultural techniques are improving production yields and involving more community segments in value creation.
"Before joining this cooperative, I had left the village. I was working in the city. But when the cooperative was being formed, I got a call from my friends, thank Allah. Since 2014 I have been back in my village," explained Brahim Laaouina, who now works with the Agadir Igoudar cooperative.
Resource management initiatives such as these cooperatives have shown success in curbing or reversing such migration flows.
In the first 7 months of 2019, humanity consumed all of its yearly share of natural resources such as water, soil, and clean air.
"Earth Overshoot Day" fell on July 29 this year—the earliest date ever, according to a report from the Global Footprint Network. The Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity's level of consumption exceeds the number of natural resources the earth can regenerate.
Morocco impressively almost makes it to the end of the year before having its own overshoot day, estimated to be on December 16. Qatar, in comparison, exhausted all of its share of natural resources by February 11.
Global Footprint Network pointed out that people are currently consuming 1.75 times faster than the earth can regenerate. People are now exploiting the natural resources of the next generations.
The overconsumption of natural resources will only exacerbate climate change and reduce capacity for resilience
To combat the early depletion of natural resources, the Global Footprint Network launched a campaign called "#MoveTheDate," proposing solutions to limit consumption to one year of natural resources annually.
It suggested that cutting by in half carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning fossil fuels, which contribute to global warming, the date could move 93 days later in the year.
In Africa, Morocco and Gambia are the only countries currently meeting the CO2 emissions standards set in the Paris Climate Convention.
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Julie Shelton: Passion's Triumph (BDSM)
Interview with Julie
What were some early influences on your writing?
Nancy Drew and Mad magazine.
Where do your ideas come from?
Everything I've ever seen, read, heard or done. I wrote an entire medieval romance just from seeing a blue gown worn by a minor female character in the movie Becket. The entire novel just sprang into my mind fully-blown. I could hardly write it down fast enough. I wrote it on 3 x 5 index cards, since I was in college doing research and that was all I had to write on, one sentence per card. They took up an entire shoebox. After carrying that shoebox around for forty years, that novel eventually became Dark Warrior.
Do you feel humor is important in romantic fiction?
I feel that humor is important in everything! I can't imagine how dreary life would be without it.
Are sex scenes easy or difficult to write?
Easy in that I know where all the parts go. Difficult in finding exciting and interesting new ways to describe how the parts get there and what happens as a result. Otherwise what you get is a medical treatise. After all, there are only a finite number of words in the English language suitable for describing an orgasm. And they've all been used ad nauseum.
Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, the Smoky Mountains, the full-length ballet Romeo & Juliet, and medieval illuminated manuscripts. Okay, that's four things. So sue me.
Dogs or cats?
Coke. Definitely Coke.
Leather or Lace?
Lace. And Velvet. And silk. Oh, and satin. Yeah, satin…with lace…
Guilty Pleasure?
Edwards® Hershey's Chocolate Crème Pie. OMG! You know how most people cut their pies into six pieces? I cut this one into…two.
About Passion's Triumph
Former SEAL Dr. Lucas McKay and his brother Alex, former FBI agent, have been looking for their lifetime submissive. And they may just have found her in the new Director of the Passion Lake Library. She's sweet. She's curvy. She's adventurous. She's a green-eyed, freckle-faced redhead with the world's sexiest glasses. And she's chock full of secrets. Not the least of which is the fact that she writes steamy BDSM romances in her spare time. She's also a virgin who has never done any of the kinky stuff she writes about.
When they discover this, they offer to act as her temporary Doms, giving her lots of first-hand experiences designed to enrich her writing and make her D/s scenes more authentic and emotional. Since she's as attracted to them as they are to her, she leaps at the chance. Unfortunately, Lily has another, even deadlier secret. One with the potential to destroy not only her but the two men she's grown to love. Will death triumph? Or will love?
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Alex climbed into his truck, but he didn't drive off. He was too busy mentally reciting the FBI's Manual of Administrative and Operational Procedures in an effort to deflate his cock enough to ease the stranglehold his jeans had around it. Holy shit! That woman is so fucking hot! The moment he'd laid eyes on her, his response to her had been instantaneous. The electrical current zapping between them had ripped the breath from his lungs. His heartbeat had gone from zero to sixty in one second flat and had started beating so hard he'd thought he was having a heart attack. He'd never reacted like that to any woman. Ever. And he'd had more than his fair share of those. But this one was different. He closed his eyes, squeezing his face tight. Lily Rose. God, what a beautiful name! Lily Rose. She was different, all right. She called to a part of him no woman had ever touched before. A part of his soul that had been waiting, biding its time, for just such a woman as Lily Rose Prescott.
And she was not immune to him either. The Dom in him had recognized the submissive signals she was giving off—her shyness, her diffidence, the constant blushing of that pale, translucent skin, her inability to hold his gaze. She had been aroused. He had smelled her essence, especially within the close confines of the elevator and his truck. If he'd swiped his finger through her slit, it would have come out wet and slick with her juice. Just the thought made him moan as his cock hardened once again, making him wince in pain.
Christ! I can't go back to work like this! I'll never hear the end of it. Suddenly putting his truck in gear, he checked both ways, made a u-turn and pulled into his driveway, heading back toward the garage. Fortunately his property was shielded from the neighbors' view by a hedge, a cluster of crepe myrtle trees, and a gigantic live oak tree. Feeling desperate, awkward, and not a little stupid, he shoved his seat back, lifted his hips and unzipped his jeans, freeing his rock-hard erection. The skin was a mottled purple, and blistering hot to the touch. Wrapping his hand around the base, he began moving it up and down in hard, rapid strokes. As primed as he was, it didn't take long before his eyes were closing, his body was tensing, and he was coming, great white globs of cum spurting all over his hand. Hissing his breath through his teeth, he continued to stroke himself and massage the head of his dick with his thumb, coaxing every last drop out of him. When he finally released himself, he realized he was shaking. And his dick was still semi-hard. As orgasms went, that one had been singularly unsatisfactory, leaving him feeling restless and scratchy, as if millions of insects were crawling just under his skin.
Grimly, he rummaged through the glove box, looking for a rag to wipe the stickiness off his hand, but the only thing he found was a coffee-stained napkin. Feeling more than a bit sheepish, he tucked himself back inside his jeans, moved the seat back up, and backed out of the driveway, his mind still reeling with what had just happened. He had just jacked off! Sitting in his driveway! Jesus, I haven't done that since I was sixteen! As he turned to head back to the station, he realized that the truck still reeked of cum, so he quickly lowered the windows, hoping the breeze would dispel any lingering aroma. You're in deep shit, McKay. Deeeep shit.
At the very last second, he jerked the wheel hard to the right and pulled into the clinic's parking lot. Exiting the car, he entered through the back door. He had to tell Luc about this woman. Because if she was who he thought she was, Luc needed to be on board, too. The decision to take her as their sub and train her would have to be made by both of them. Alex walked past several open doors into empty examining rooms and headed straight for his brother's office. Luc was sitting behind his desk, gazing intently at his computer screen, writing something on a pad on the desk top in front of him.
"I've found her," Alex said quietly. "She is one of the most beautiful women I've ever met. And sweet? Fuck, is she ever sweet!" Now that he was describing her, his words tumbled all over each other in their effort to be heard. "And so fucking gorgeous! Red hair, perfect, pale skin, with just a light dusting of freckles. Green eyes. Ripe, delicious breasts, a body to die for, her ass is—"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Lucas held up his hand. "Slow down. What the fuck are you talking about? Who are you talking about?"
"Lily Rose Prescott. Our new submissive."
"What?" Luc's voice rose three octaves. "You just met her and you've already talked her into being our submissive?"
Alex shrugged. "Well, not exactly," he had to admit. "She doesn't know it yet—"
Julie has always loved stories, both reading and writing them. A career as a children's librarian eventually led to her dream career as a freelance storyteller and puppeteer, a business she operated successfully for twenty-five years. During that time she created and wrote all the original material for Kidstuff, a monthly language arts resource newsletter for early childhood educators. For that endeavor she won the prestigious EDPRESS Award, given by the Educational Press Association of America. She has also written other resource materials for preschool and early elementary teachers.
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Passion's Dream
When Clay "Raven" Nighthorse is offered a job as bodyguard to a woman being stalked by her vengeful ex, he's ready to turn it down. Until he discovers that she is the woman he met on a beach three years ago. The woman with whom he felt an instant connection. The woman who has been haunting his dreams ever since.
Leah Stanhope has never forgotten the day she found her husband in bed with another woman. Nor has she forgotten the kindness and compassion of the complete stranger who'd simply held her in his arms and let her cry herself out on a public beach. She despairs of ever seeing him again until fate brings them together in a conflagration of desire and smoking hot passion. Can Clay convince Leah to risk her heart? And when her stalker finds her, will Clay be able to stop him in time?
Passion's Fury
When Simon Rafferty finds Kylie Ferrell sleeping in her broken-down car by the side of the road near Passion Lake, Virginia, the connection between them is instantaneous and combustible. He recognizes her as the woman he and his two brothers have been searching for all their lives. Their lifetime submissive. And the fact that she's homeless, injured, and targeted by the mob? Minor details.
Identical triplets and former spec ops soldiers, Caleb, Simon, and Ash Rafferty are more than capable of handling anything life throws at them. Including a sweet, sexy, lusciously curvy woman who has sworn off all men and who is clueless about the darkness of their needs and desires. Clueless…but intrigued. These dominant alpha males will do whatever it takes to get her into their bed, their hearts, their lives…and their dungeon.
But Kylie has secrets that put them all in deadly danger. And when that danger catches up with her, Caleb, Simon, and Ash must launch a desperate search to find her before she is ripped from them forever.
Passion's Hope
On the run from an abusive Dom, Charlotte Fielding has sworn off men and the BDSM lifestyle. She's only attending this particular Open House for the free food. But when her abuser, who also happens to be at the club, confronts her, former SEALs Nikolai Rostov and Jay Gillespie come to her rescue and offer to help. But that would require her to trust the two hunkiest Doms she's ever met. And Charlotte's all out of trust.
But fate has brought these three people together—Nik, the big Russian Daddy Dom, Jay, the switch, and Charlie, the submissive who needs what both of these men have to offer. Just as they need what she has to offer. Can she learn to trust them? Can she risk her heart? And when danger comes for her will she stay and let Nik and Jay risk their lives to keep her safe? Or will she run—and risk destroying the only happiness she's ever known?
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Save the Whales and Kill the Babies
I went to Aquire the Fire over this weekend, an awesome Christian teen conference down in Balitmore, and one of the speakers there spoke about sex. She told us that if we took all the American deaths in all the wars in the last hundred years, World War I through the Iraq operation now, it would not equal the number of babies killed every year by abortion.
How can we do this? How can we be silent and let this happen? How can we be accomplices to murder? It's time I commit myself to taking a stand against this crime, and I challenge all to do the same. This is not a choice of a woman - this is the life of a child. The phrase "It's a child not a choice" may seem over used, but it's so true. How can we claim the power to decide whether or not a baby lives or dies? What gives us that so called "right?" And how can we take away the baby's right - the right to live? It's a shame that we have so degraded human life.
For those of you who are unconvinced that life begins at conception, I challenge you to read "ProLife Answers to ProChoice Agruments" by Randy Alcorn. If you are so sure that an unborn baby is not a life, then it is no threat to you. But what if you're wrong? Can we stand to err on the side of murder? Will you refuse to take this book and read it? Are you afraid of being wrong?
If there was one issue that I could choose to mark the grave importance of this year's election, I think it would be abortion. The President has always been in support of life. How can Mrs. Heinz Kerry say that she believes abortion is "stopping the process of life" and yet be pro-choice (see article below)? Isn't "stopping the process of life" also known as killing, murder? How dare Senator Kerry say "...the goverment should stay out of the bedrooms of Americans"? This is not about the privacy of Americans. This is about the sanctitiy of the lives of Americans. As much as you value the lives of the soldiers in Iraq, Mr. Kerry, so value the lives of the babies here. This is not an issue about the lifestyles Americans choose, about their sexual lifestyles. This is about the murder of millions. How dare you twist the issue! The Kerry's are trying to walk both sides of a decisive line. You cannot have "rare but... safe and legal" abortion. How would you propose to do this, Senator Kerry? And if you make it rare, why is that? Is it because you believe it is the killing of a child? Is it because you believe it is wrong? And if it is morally wrong, how can we make it legal? If it is murder, how can we legislate that? If you are not against abortion, Senator Kerry, you are for it. You cannot walk this rope without falling.
The decision you make this coming November about the President of the United States is crucial. Our nation is in a moral crisis that we must all pull together and work to rectify. It's time to stand up and do something about this. If we don't, how many more babies will die? Who could I save if I just worked a little, talked to a few people, prayed a little harder? What could her name be? What might his children look like?
Are we really this cruel and heartless? Are we really this morally deluded?
How many more thousands of babies are we ready to sacrifice?
Here are some other thoughts on abortion and the "March for Women's Lives:"
After Abortion
Cor ad cor loquens
"ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments
A survey of Aborted Women
Abortion Statistics - What You Didn't Know
This trailer is incredible. I could definitely see Spiderman 2 surpassing the first one, if only by a margin (I'd have to say X-2 was better than X-Men. I have high hopes for the third movie, even if they are dimmed a little by realistic pessimism that movies go down in quality as the number following the title gets higher). The Spiderman movies present such a great internal conflict for Peter Parker. Where does he draw the line between his life and the consuming life of Spiderman? "With great power comes great responsibility." Amen to that. Something we can all apply to our own lives.
But doesn't Mary Jane ever get tired of playing the damsel in distress? First she was dangled over the edge of a bridge, now she's carried off by the Doc Oc guy. Poor girl needs some superpowers of her own.
Why I Love Tony Blair
Tony Blair on Iraq and Our Complacency
One thing I really like about this speech is how Mr. Blair points out how the minority is causing trouble in Iraq. He says, "The current upsurge in violence has not spread throughout Iraq. Much of Iraq is unaffected and most Iraqis reject it. The insurgents are former Saddam sympathisers, angry that their status as 'boss' has been removed, terrorist groups linked to al-Qaeda and, most recently, followers of the Shia cleric, Muqtada-al-Sadr."
It is very hard for Americans to make judgements on the mindset of an entire country. What do we know about what is going on over there besides what we are told by our media? What do we know of all the advancements being made that Mr. Blair mentioned, the banks, the growing economy, the growing equality, the possibility of advancement in education? We see the extremists, the terrorists, running around, ambushing our troops, abducting our citizens, but what does the average citizen say? What of those who lost family members to Sadaam's regime, those women who are just now realizing their rights? What of those who long for unity and peace?
Mr. Blair says the terrorists realize what these attacks in Iraq do to our mindset:
"They know it is a historic struggle. They know their victory would do far more than defeat America or Britain. It would defeat civilisation and democracy everywhere. They know it, but do we? The truth is, faced with this struggle, on which our own fate hangs, a significant part of Western opinion is sitting back, if not half-hoping we fail, certainly replete with schadenfreude at the difficulty we find."
If we pull out of Iraq now, what then? Will we watch as a nation crumbles in on itself, so close to freedom and democracy, eaten alive by extremism and terrorism? What will the world think of us then, as we turn our back on what is our responsibility? Regardless of what we may have thought going into the war, the truth is that the rebuilding of Iraq is our responsibility now, and we must see it done. Peace will not come to Iraq if we abandon it now.
"...Have we the stomach to see it through?"
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STRATEGIC PLANNING – INTRODUCTION
The plan-led planning system in England is administered beneath central government in Westminster by local planning authorities (LPAs) – usually district, borough, or unitary councils who prepare local plans for their areas. Some forms of development are administered by county councils who are tasked with preparing Minerals and Waste plans for instance. Unitary Councils perform all these functions.
Under previous iterations of the planning system, there were formal strategic plan-making roles for County Councils and Regional Assemblies who co-ordinated planning policies across their county and regional areas through County Structure Plans and Regional Spatial Strategies. More on these now defunct functions below.
Since these county and regional tiers have been for the most part abolished, it is now for local authorities to organise and co-ordinate themselves to ensure that strategic, cross-boundary matters are planned for properly, through a statutory 'duty to co-operate'.
The Localism Act 2011 placed a duty upon local authorities to co-ordinate on cross-boundary issues (e.g. transport, housing need/supply, Green Belt etc) with neighbouring authorities.
This legal requirement means that when preparing their respective local plans, local authorities must demonstrate that they have consulted with other neighbouring authorities about strategic approaches to cross-boundary issues or risk having their plans delayed or dismissed by an Inspector at Examination.
There must evidence of this co-operation within the local plan evidence base and will be relevant on issues such as housing and employment to meet sub-regional needs and the delivery of strategic infrastructure.
STRATEGIC POLICIES IN DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Chapter 3 of the the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) sets out the government's policy requirements for plan-making across England.
Paragraphs 20-27 of the NPPF prescribe how strategic polices are to be prepared and maintaining effective co-operation.
Paragraph 20 of the NPPF states,
'Strategic policies should set out an overall strategy for the pattern, scale and quality of development, and make sufficient provision for:
a) housing (including affordable housing), employment, retail, leisure and other commercial development;
b) infrastructure for transport, telecommunications, security, waste management, water supply, wastewater, flood risk and coastal change management, and the provision of minerals and energy (including heat);
c) community facilities (such as health, education and cultural infrastructure); and
d) conservation and enhancement of the natural, built and historic environment, including landscapes and green infrastructure, and planning measures to address climate change mitigation and adaptation.'
The NPPF requires that strategic policies look ahead, over a minimum 15 year period from adoption, to anticipate and respond to long-term requirements and opportunities, such as those arising from major improvements in infrastructure.
Paragraph 23 of the NPPF describes how authorities should show broad locations for development on a key diagram, and land use designations and allocations identified on a policies map.
Strategic policies should provide a clear strategy for bringing sufficient land forward, and at a sufficient rate, to address objectively assessed needs over the plan period, in line with the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
This should include planning for and allocating sufficient sites to deliver the strategic priorities of the area (except insofar as these needs can be demonstrated to be met more appropriately through other mechanisms, such as brownfield registers or non-strategic policies).
SUB-REGIONAL PLANNING
Devolution agreements have granted powers to certain mayoral-led and combined authorities (for example, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority) to prepare Spatial Development Strategies.
The strategy and policies often cover themes that cross multiple boroughs or districts, delivering housing, employment, infrastructure, transport and biodiversity objectives. The London Plan is an example of a Spatial Development Strategy, providing policy levers which metropolitan boroughs must consider when formulating their Local Plans and when deciding planning applications.
Joint strategic plans prepared by local councils working together are another example of sub-regional, strategic planning. Examples are the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework or the Partnership for South Hampshire who's member authorities have an agreed Statement of Common Ground in place to inform production of their emerging joint spatial strategy.
REGIONAL PLANNING IN LONDON – THE LONDON PLAN
In London a three-tier structure to the planning system is retained – made up of the Greater London Authority, run by the Mayor of London and the 33 local, metropolitan boroughs as well as Neighbourhood Forums.
The Mayor of London has responsibility for strategic planning and is required to produce a Spatial Development Strategy, known as the 'London Plan'. This provides the broad strategy for the London area for a 15- 20 year period.
The current Mayor of London is Sadiq Khan.
NOW ABOLISHED – REGIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGIES – RSS
In the eight English regions outside of London, regional assemblies were formed by the Labour government in 1998 to undertake the role of strategic planning.
These were responsible for spatial planning policy and were tasked with preparing Regional Spatial Strategies (RSS) to replace Regional Planning Guidance (RPGs) and County Structure Plans as the strategic tier of planning policy in the system.
In June 2010, the incoming Coalition Government announced its intentions to abolish regional spatial strategies and return spatial planning powers to local government.
Regional Spatial Strategies (and their replacements, Regional Strategies) set targets and policies on 'cross-boundary' matters such as housing, employment and retail development across districts on a regional or sub-regional basis.
The English Regions
Regional Strategies were popular with those who favoured a co-ordinated, strategic approach to policy making. However, there were also many critics of the approach. Regional Strategies were prepared by Regional Planning Boards made up of unelected members, which were considered by many to be unaccountable and undemocratic.
Local Authorities had to prepare a Local Development Framework (now replaced by Local Plans) in accord with the Regional Strategy for their area – or else their plans would be declared 'unsound' when they came to be examined by an independent inspector.
This meant that many local authorities had strategic housing and other targets, which often required unpopular greenfield or Green Belt land releases in their area, imposed upon them from above.
Regionally imposed growth was strongly opposed by communities in many local areas – particularly across the south east of England. On a local political level, it became very difficult for politicians to support policies or applications which implemented regionally imposed policies that were unpopular with their electorate. Inevitable accusations of NIMBYism came from those in the development industry.
Few authorities completed the preparation and adoption of their Local Development Frameworks (local plans) and consequently, housing targets were rarely met. Across the country this has contributed to the slowest annual rates of house building since the Second World War and an acute housing crisis.
THE REVOCATION OF REGIONAL PLANS
When the Con-Lib Coalition Government came to power in 2010, one of the first actions of the incoming Secretary of State, Eric Pickles was to 'revoke' all Regional Strategies with immediate effect – with a promise to implement a replacement framework based on the principles of Localism and the Big Society. Local areas would be able to determine their own housing targets and other policies, based on an assessment of local needs. Democracy and accountability would be returned to the system and local communities would be in control of their own destinies.
Unfortunately for Mr. Pickles, a successful legal challenge by Cala Homes in 2010, (relating to a proposed housing development at Barton Farm in Winchester) had the effect of re-instating (or 'un-revoking') Regional Strategies.
However, this was only a temporary delay and with the exception of the London Plan, all Regional Strategies have now been revoked by the Government.
NOW ABOLISHED – COUNTY STRUCTURE PLANS
Until 2004, county councils had a legal duty to prepare, and regularly review, a 'Structure Plan' for their administrative areas. The 'Structure Plan' provided a consistent strategic level framework for the preparation of detailed local plans by district and borough councils and, in the case of minerals and waste planning, by the county council itself. Structure plan policies formed part of the development plan, used as a starting point in the determination of planning applications.
The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004) altered the development plan process to concentrate strategic policy at the regional level (using Regional Strategies) and removed the requirement for county councils to produce structure plans.
The 2004 Act saved existing structure plan policies until 27 September 2007. Only in instances where existing Structure Plan policies had not been superseded by other relevant national or regional policies were they 'saved' beyond this date by the Secretary of State. Any policies which were not saved were effectively deleted.
Although Regional Strategies were brought in to replace Structure Plan policies, in some areas the RSs never formally reached adoption. In these areas, structure plan polices were never replaced and therefore, saved structure plan policies still form part of the development plan.
NOW ABOLISHED – UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLANS
In London and the metropolitan areas, and in a few non-metropolitan unitary areas, authorities have produced unitary development plans (UDPs), which combined the functions of former structure and local plans.
They were often prepared in two parts, comprising strategic and local elements.
UDPs, like Local Plans, allocated sites for housing, employment, retail or other uses and set out the policies which the authority will apply in deciding whether or not development will gain planning permission.
The 2011 Localism Act brought in a system that required unitary authorities to prepare local plans for their areas in place of UDPs.
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A like-minded …. family-centred ….
There's nothing more encouraging than knowing we are not alone in this awesome task of discipling our children at home. Meeting with others who are going through the same triumphs and struggles can lift a tired soul! And how important it is, for our children to have like-minded friends.
This is a getaway for the whole family. Enjoy a weekend away or extend your time at the campsite and have a family holiday as well. This is not a camp in the traditional sense, it is families relaxing together.
Raising a family on a single income is no easy task but God is faithful. So being mindful of this, we have chosen to go to a conventional campsite. Tenting is cheap, though there are limited cabins available. We will let you organise your own family's food which is much cheaper than paying someone else to cook it and you can meet your own budget requirements.
We have a programme of fun games and activities for the young and not so young, and of course, we are camped right on the shores of beautiful Lake Taupo for swimming, boating, etc! We have a hall on site for fellowship, Sunday morning devotional, or in case it rains.


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Earl Thomas III is no fan of the Broncos
Earl Thomas addresses the media at Super Bowl XLIX Media Day on Tuesday. (Christian Petersen, Getty Images)
PHOENIX — It's preposterous to think about.
In the 2009 draft, the Broncos and coach Josh McDaniels so badly wanted to select Wake Forest cornerback Alphonso Smith they paid a heavy price to get him. The Broncos made a deal with the Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos got the Seahawks' No. 37 overall pick in the second round in exchange for one of the Broncos' first-round picks in the following year's draft.
That 2010 first-round pick turned out to be No. 14 overall. The Seahawks took Earl Thomas III, who is only the best safety in the NFL. Ouch!
Categories: Super Bowl
Bill Belichick: Spotlight on the Patriots head coach
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (Associated Press file))
Spotlight on… Bill Belichick, Patriots coach
When: 11 a.m. Sunday at Miami's Sun Life Stadium.
What's up: Bill Belichick begins his 20th season as an NFL head coach seeking his 200th regular-season victory. He will become the seventh coach in NFL history to reach that milestone. He was 41-55 in his first six seasons (five with the Cleveland Browns), 158-94 in his past 13 seasons — an average of 12-4 per year.
Background: Joe DiMaggio could not have had better baseball instincts than former Rockies outfielder Larry Walker, who grew up playing hockey goalie in Canada. The Albert Einstein of football is Belichick, whose best and favorite sport at Annapolis (Md.) High School was lacrosse. Belichick spent the 1978 season with the Broncos as a special-teams and defensive assistant.
Klis' take: With apologies to Peyton Manning and Johnny Football, I have long thought Belichick is the most fascinating person in the NFL. It's not often a coach is so wildly successful and universally disliked. A rebuilding season for Belichick is 10-6, 11-5. Some people say he wasn't a very good coach until Tom Brady came along. I say Belichick took a sixth-round QB and made him Tom Brady. Belichick also is a reminder of how difficult it is to win in the NFL. Since his third Super Bowl championship in 2004, he has had seasons of 16-0, 14-2, 13-3 and three 12-4s — but he hasn't picked up that fourth title ring. Once again, Beli- chick's Patriots and Manning's Broncos are the teams to beat in the AFC.
Categories: Spotlight
February 2, 2014, 10:14 am
John Fox to receive $1 million bonus with Super Bowl win today
John Fox. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — There was playing for John Fox as he recovered from open-heart surgery in November.
And there's winning one for Fox's financial security. The Broncos head coach has an incentive in his contract that pays him a $1 million bonus for winning the Super Bowl.
Fox's Broncos play in the Super Bowl today against the Seattle Seahawks.
Such incentives, which was first reported today by ESPN, are common in coaches' contracts. Fox initially signed a four-year contract worth about $12 million when the Broncos hired him to replace Josh McDaniels after the 2010 season.
Win or lose the Super Bowl, Fox is expected to receive a contract extension. Next season will be the final year of his contract. Fox will turn 59 on Saturday but he says he feels better and has more energy than he did in the sixth months prior to his heart surgery on Nov. 4.
The expectation is Fox would have the final year of his existing contract torn up and he would sign a new three-year or four-year deal with the Broncos.
Categories: General Broncos
Broncos Insider: Game Day in the Mile High City vs. the New England Patriots
By Daniel Petty
Kevin Campbell tailgates with "The Drive" bus painted with Denver Broncos team colors at the south side of Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Jan. 18, 2014. (Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post)
Good Sunday morning, Broncos fans. This is your Broncos Game Day Insider:
GAME TIME: It has been 2,918 DAYS since the Denver Broncos last had an opportunity to play in the AFC championship (Jan. 22, 2006, vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers). h/t @MaseDenver
FORECAST: Sunny, with a high near 68. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
HOW TO SEE IT: Kickoff is 1:05 p.m. Broadcasts begin 1 p.m. on KCNC-4; 850 AM, 103.5 FM, 104.3 FM. You can follow us @PostBroncos and with our live GAMETRACKER APP with live stats, play-by-play, updates, live photos and video and social media from around the stadium. http://dpo.st/broncos-tracker
"ONE WILL TAKE THE BALL (GAME), AND THE OTHER WILL GO HOME" says the front page of this morning's Denver Broncos special section. See the page here: http://dpo.st/Ku4sm
INSTAGRAM: Our photographers are Instagramming the atmosphere and today's game. You can follow us here on Instagram.
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A look at Dolphins GM candidate Brian Xanders
Brian Xanders at his office on July 14, 2011, at Dove Valley in Englewood.
It seems Brian Xanders has a decent chance to become the Miami Dolphins' next general manager.
The Dolphins could make a far worse choice.
Xanders is, first of all, one of those guys who everybody likes. And he's intensely loyal to the people he works for, which explains why he was one of the few in the Broncos' front office to survive when Mike Shanahan was let go and replaced by Josh McDaniels, and was able to survive again, at least for a while, when the McDaniels' era was eradicated and replaced by John Elway.
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Tom Brady on Josh McDaniels, the Patriots OC, returning to Denver
By Benjamin Hochman
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, left, with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels (Associated Press file)
At Thursday's news conference in New England, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was asked about our old buddy Josh McDaniels.
The former Broncos head coach, hated by some around these parts, has since returned to New England, where he's the offensive coordinator.
The question posed to him was: "Josh McDaniels is going back to Denver. What is his motivation from what you can see?"
Categories: Former Broncos, General Broncos, NFL Playoffs
Broncos Insider: Best Knowshon in NFL history — and drinking good beer before Broncos-Patriots
Knowshon Moreno has busted out for the Broncos this season. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
For football fans in Denver and around the world, here's your newest edition of the Broncos Insider Newsletter, with links and stats from around the country looking toward Sunday's Denver vs. New England AFC championship game…
THE BEST KNOWSHON IN NFL HISTORY: Knowshon Moreno's "huge season" for the Broncos this year springs from his versatility in Denver's backfield. He is now an imperative part of the Broncos' offense against New England. "We're going to try to stay as balanced as we can," Moreno said. "But you've still got to go out there and make plays." Benjamin Hochman talked to Moreno about his role.
LATE ADDITIONS: The Broncos on Tuesday signed Marquice Cole and Vinston Painter to shore up their roster after moving Chris Harris and Derek Wolfe to injured reserve. Here's a recount of all the roster moves.
Put a Colorado CRAFT BEER in your mouth. Left Hand Brewing in Longmont called an 'audible' on Peyton Manning's Bud Light choice. They sent an open letter — and three cases of beer — to Broncos HQ, c/o the QB. C'mon Peyton, Sawtooth is way better than Bud Light.
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Categories: General Broncos, Playoffs
Josh McDaniels speaks on Von Miller and Broncos defense
Josh McDaniels, right, and Bill Belichick. (AP)
The New England Patriots coordinators spoke to the Boston-area press on Monday via conference call. The Pats offensive coordinator is Josh McDaniels, who was the Broncos' head coach from 2009 until he was fired with four games remaining in the 2010 season.
The Broncos have recovered nicely, thanks in part to selecting pass-rushing strongside linebacker Von Miller with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 draft. The No. 2 pick came courtesy of McDaniels leading the Broncos to a 4-12 record.
Tim Tebow contract with New England Patriots: A bare bones deal
Tim Tebow, left, talks with offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels during minicamp at Gillette Stadium on June 11, 2013 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Jared Wickerham, Getty Images)
This is what they call a make-good contract.
According to the NFL Players Association, the New England Patriots not only signed quarterback Tim Tebow to a minimum, $630,000 salary with a split against injury in 2013 but also the minimum $730,000 salary with a split for 2014.
Categories: Contracts
Elvis Dumervil's contract talks with Broncos appear to have reached an impasse
[media-credit name="Joe Amon, The Denver Post" align="alignnone" width="495″][/media-credit] Elvis Dumervil kneels on the field after the Broncos' loss to Balitmore last season.
Contract talks between the Broncos and defensive end Elvis Dumervil are lacking talk.
There has been no communication between the two sides since Dumervil's agent Marty Magid sent in his restructuring proposal Friday.
"Elvis has been working out, he's healthy, he feels great," Magid said. "He wants to stay with the Broncos. Right now, we're waiting to hear back from them."
Categories: Contracts, General Broncos
Top candidates to replace Mike McCoy as Broncos offensive coordinator
By Jeff Legwold
Adam Gase was the Broncos's QB coach with Peyton Manning in 2012. (John Leyba, The Denver Post)
The top two candidates to replace departed Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy are current Denver quarterbacks coach Adam Gase and former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt. But other coaches could sneak into the equation. Here's a look:
Broncos QB coach Adam Gase
Up-and-comer who arrived in Josh McDaniels' first year in 2009 and has drawn praise for his work with Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning. Was wide receivers coach when Brandon Marshall was with the Broncos. Former Rams coach Mike Martz has called Gase "a fabulous coach."
Categories: Coaches
Eric Studesville should join Mike McCoy, Jack Del Rio on head coaching candidate lists
The performance by Knowshon Moreno last week at Kansas City was a reminder that the Broncos have one the league's best running backs coaches in Eric Studesville.
Moreno was inactive for eight consecutive games, yet Studesville kept him prepared enough for 85 yards rushing on 20 carries plus 26 yards receiving on four catches. A back doesn't go from collecting mothballs to collecting more than 100 yards from scrimmage without coaching.
Categories: Coaches, General Broncos
Tampa Bay assistant Ben McDaniels (Josh's brother) returns to Denver
Ben McDaniels, the younger brother of former Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels, is now an offensive assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Ben McDaniels was on the Broncos' coaching staff in 2009 as an offensive assistant and in 2010 as Tim Tebow's first quarterbacks coach.
Ben's Bucs will travel to Denver this weekend for a game against the Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. I know people around here don't care much for Ben's older brother, but Ben is a solid guy.
I remember Chris Simms, a veteran Broncos backup QB during the McDaniels' years, was impressed with how well prepared Ben McDaniels was as a quarterbacks coach.
Categories: Former Broncos, General Broncos, Quarterback
Covering the Broncos for the Denver Post has been a dream
By Lindsay Jones
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Team Denver Post -- Mike Klis, Lindsay Jones and Jeff Legwold -- after Monday Night Football in San Diego last week. Not a bad game on which to go out.
A few months ago, when my parents finally made me move several bins of my childhood belongings out of their home near Ft. Collins, I discovered original copies of The Denver Post sports section, dated Jan. 26 and Jan. 27, 1998 — the days immediately following the Broncos' first Super Bowl championship.
I was 16 years old and a writer on my high school newspaper when I saved those papers. (The next year, I would write my first Broncos' article — a story about a group of boys at my high school who formed their own club that met every Monday morning to break down Broncos' games. Pulitzer-worthy stuff, I'm sure.)
Discovering those newspapers this summer was a reminder that I was, indeed, living a dream. If you would have told 16 year old me that I would, just 15 years later, be working for that very newspaper, alongside several of the writers whose bylines graced those pages, I certainly would not have believed you.
That's why today is bittersweet for me.
Broncos holding team-building golf outing today
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The Denver Broncos' golf outing was started by former coach Josh McDaniels.
The Broncos are off from coaching and practicing today but not from bonding. The players, coaches and football-operations staff are gathering today for a private, 9-hole golf outing.
Talk about pressure on the No. 1 tee box.
The team golf outing was started by former coach Josh McDaniels, who really did have his share of good ideas. There was no such golf outing last year in the first season of John Elway and John Fox because of the lockout.
Dinner, yucks and awards will follow. The Broncos will resume their OTA schedule tomorrow.
NFL trade market would be strong for Tim Tebow
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Tim Tebow.
I disagree with the notion the Broncos would have trouble trading Tim Tebow if they land free-agent Peyton Manning.
True, the quarterback spots are filling up. There are way more quality backup QBs available (Vince Young, Josh Johnson, Dennis Dixon) than backup jobs. GMs and coaches might balk at adding Tebow, who plays quarterback along a path unfamiliar to NFL GMs and coaches, and also carries along the distraction of a passionate fan base.
But as we learned from Tennessee's late pursuit of Peyton Manning, owners have the right to trump the GM and coach.
Categories: General Broncos, Quarterback
Josh McDaniels, NFL's worst O-coordinator this season, could get Super Bowl ring today
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick talks with Josh McDaniels during practice in January.
INDIANAPOLIS — Let's review this one more time so I can understand.
Josh McDaniels, the most reviled head coach in Broncos history, becomes the St. Louis Rams' offensive coordinator. He finishes the season with the Rams, who average an NFL-worst 12.1 points per game while McDaniels turns Sam Bradford, the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2010, into the 30th ranked passer.
And today, McDaniels may well be rewarded for that horrific coaching season by getting a Super Bowl ring?
In times likes these, I need to try real hard to soften the heart.
Categories: Coaches, Former Broncos, Super Bowl
Broncos players praise 2011 coaching, after playoff run ends
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Eddie Royal talks with reporters before clearing out his locker Sunday at Broncos headquarters.
Last January, Broncos players packed up their belongings and left Dove Valley unsure about who their head coach would be. They found out a few weeks later it would be John Fox, but because of the NFL lockout that stretched into late summer, it wasn't until training camp that most players got to know Fox.
Today, numerous players gushed about the job Fox did in his first year in Denver, as the Broncos improved from 4-12 and last in the AFC West to 8-8 and division champs (by way of tiebreakers).
"We were coached well, this year," linebacker Joe Mays said. "That was a lot different than last year. Last year we weren't a well-coached team. The moment Coach Fox stepped in here, that losing aspect just left the building."
Mike McCoy is NFL head coaching material
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Mike McCoy.
You never know, of course. But as I watched and listened to Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy this year, it did strike me how "presidential" he is in the way he conducts himself.
Now before going too far, let's get this out of the way: There are two truths in every NFL city: One, the backup quarterback is always the most popular player. Two, everybody complains about the play-calling.
Maybe, New Orleans' fans don't complain about Sean Payton's play calling. At least they shouldn't. I know Green Bay fans think Mike McCarthy doesn't run the ball enough. Same with New England fans about their offense.
Everywhere else, I'm telling you, when the offense comes off a game in which it got outscored, the play-calling stands next to the quarterback as targets for blame.
NFL Black Monday claims more 2009 coaches, including Josh McDaniels' boss
The Broncos weren't the only team that failed at finding a long-term head coach in 2009.
Eleven different NFL teams hired a new coach (or promoted an interim head coach) that offseason. Just two full seasons later, at least eight of those coaches are long gone from the teams that hired them, including Josh McDaniels, who was fired by the Broncos in December 2010.


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CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. - FORM 10-Q - EX-95 - October 23, 2020
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Exhibit 95
The operation of our mines located in the United States is subject to regulation by MSHA under the FMSH Act. MSHA inspects these mines on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under the FMSH Act. We present information below regarding certain mining safety and health citations that MSHA has issued with respect to our mining operations. In evaluating this information, consideration should be given to factors such as: (i) the number of citations and orders will vary depending on the size of the mine; (ii) the number of citations issued will vary from inspector to inspector and mine to mine; and (iii) citations and orders can be contested and appealed and, in that process, are often reduced in severity and amount, and are sometimes dismissed.
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, each operator of a coal or other mine is required to include certain mine safety results within its periodic reports filed with the SEC. As required by the reporting requirements included in §1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Act, we present the following items regarding certain mining safety and health matters, for the period presented, for each of our mine locations that are covered under the scope of the Dodd-Frank Act:
(A)The total number of violations of mandatory health or safety standards that could significantly and substantially contribute to the cause and effect of a coal or other mine safety or health hazard under section 104 of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814) for which the operator received a citation from MSHA;
(B)The total number of orders issued under section 104(b) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(b));
(C)The total number of citations and orders for unwarrantable failure of the mine operator to comply with mandatory health or safety standards under section 104(d) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(d));
(D)The total number of imminent danger orders issued under section 107(a) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 817(a));
(E)The total dollar value of proposed assessments from MSHA under the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 801 et seq.);
(F)Legal actions pending before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine as of the last day of the period;
(G)Legal actions instituted before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period; and
(H)Legal actions resolved before the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission involving such coal or other mine during the period.
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, our U.S. mine locations did not receive any flagrant violations under section 110(b)(2) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 820(b)(2)), or any written notices of a pattern of violations, or the potential to have such a pattern of violations, under section 104(e) of the FMSH Act (30 U.S.C. 814(e)). In addition, there were no mining-related fatalities at any of our U.S. mine locations during this same period.
Following is a summary of the information listed above for the three months ended September 30, 2020:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H)
Mine Name/ MSHA ID No. Operation Section 104 S&S Citations Section 104(b) Orders Section 104(d) Citations & Orders Section 107(a) Orders Total Dollar Value of MSHA Proposed Assessments (1) Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period Legal Actions Instituted During Period Legal Actions Resolved During Period
Tilden / 2000422 Iron Ore 2 — — — $ 30,254 1 (2) 2 4
Empire / 2001012 Iron Ore — — — — — — — —
Northshore Plant / 2100831 Iron Ore — — — — — 6 (3) 2 4
Northshore Mine / 2100209 Iron Ore — — — — — — — 1
United Taconite Plant / 2103404 Iron Ore — — — — — 1 (4) — 2
United Taconite Mine / 2103403 Iron Ore — — — — — — — —
Coal Innovations #1 / 3609406 Coal — — — — — — — —
North Fork / 3610041 Coal — — — — — 2 (5) — —
(1) Amounts included under the heading "Total Dollar Value of MSHA Proposed Assessments" are the total dollar amounts for proposed assessments received from MSHA for the three months ended September 30, 2020.
(2) This number consists of 1 pending legal action related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules.
(3) This number consists of 2 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules and 4 pending legal actions related to appeals of judges' decisions or orders to FMSHRC referenced in Subpart H of FMSH Act's procedural rules.
(5) This number consists of 2 pending legal actions related to contests of proposed penalties referenced in Subpart C of FMSH Act's procedural rules.
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Q: Elvis operator in Spring Expression Language (SpEL) 6.5.14 The Elvis Operator
I'm seeing some trange behaviour using the elvis operator in SpEL.  If I don't surround the elvis expression in brackets "()" then the result of the elvis operator is returned and the rest of the expression is ignored.  Sample Code showing the behaviour below:
    HashMap<String, String> facts = new HashMap<String, String>();
    facts.put("flag", "flagvalue");
    String expressionString;
    Expression expression;
    Object expressionResult;

    expressionString = "[flag]?:'' matches '(?i)flagvalue'";
    expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseExpression(expressionString);
    expressionResult = expression.getValue(facts);
    System.out.println("Unexpected Result:" + expressionResult);

    expressionString = "([flag]?:'') matches '(?i)flagvalue'";
    expression = new SpelExpressionParser().parseExpression(expressionString);
    expressionResult = expression.getValue(facts);
    System.out.println("Expected Result:" + expressionResult);

Output:
    Unexpected Result:flagvalue
    Expected Result:true

The strange part is when the value is not in the hashmap (i.e comment the facts.put line) the elvis operator appears to work fine and both expressions return false as expected.
(using spring-framework-3.0.5)

A: I think you need to expand your example to the Java expression to understand the difference, which would look like this:
System.out.println(facts.containsKey("flag") ? facts.get("flag") : "".matches("(?i)flagvalue"))
System.out.println((facts.containsKey("flag") ? facts.get("flag") : "").matches("(?i)flagvalue"))

which prints
flagvalue
true

I haven't had a look inside the implementation, but I guess the '' matches '(?i)flagvalue' will be evaluated at first, because matches is a nested operator in the view of an expression tree.
Hope this helps.

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When we think of allergies we typically don't think about the mattress that we sleep on as being a factor. However, it's important to keep in mind that a standard mattress that's been used for a couple of years can have tons of dust mites inside them. In fact, the number can be up to 10 million. That can definitely become a problem for anyone who suffers from allergies.
However, memory foam mattresses are made of polyurethane foam, which itself consists of fibers that keep dust mites from gathering under the bed. Another key feature of the mattresses is that they density is higher. This also helps to prevent dust mites from developing on the mattress.
Mattress manufacturers often claim that their products provide top-notch comfort, but traditional models can't provide the same results as memory foam mattresses. That's because they actually respond to the heat/pressure of the sleeper. The result is that the person's body weight becomes evenly distributed on the surface of the mattress. Then when you move, the mattress returns to its original shape.
This provides excellent support for the person sleeping. The mattress doesn't just support the person's body, but instead "molds" the body, which generally provides a better night's sleep than traditional mattresses. That's definitely a plus for anyone who wants to experience a restful and healthful sleeping session.
This might be a surprising health benefit of memory foam mattresses. When we think of mattresses we usually think of them as possibly being comfortable due to the support they provide. But when a mattress can provide pain-relief, it's taking the comfort to another level. What's it all about? Memory foam can actually help to relieve various types of aches, pains, and soreness. It can even help if you have an injury and want to speed up the healing process.
It works by the material of the mattress moving pressure around the pints of body on the sufferer's body. Those areas have a temperature that's a little higher than the other parts of the body. The memory foam can actually pick of those differences, and then mold to the body, by adding/reducing pressure to the particular area. The end result is that your aches and pains are reduced, and you'll feel more relaxed. As a result you'll also be able to sleep better, which is definitely a plus.
Memory foam mattresses can help you to get more sleep at night, with the recommended amount being about 6-8 hours on a daily basis. The result is that you'll get more sleep each night, which will in turn provide several health benefits. You'll have more energy, will be more relaxed, and even your mood will be improved. In comparison, traditional mattresses don't provide the same benefits, so there's a greater chance that you'll be tossing and turning at night.
The material of a memory foam mattress is temperature-sensitive. This gives it the ability to adjust to your body temperature. In particular, when your body temperature rises, this cause the bed to become softer, which in turn allows you to sleep better. On the other hand, extra warmth can certainly provide more comfort on old nights, which can help you to fall asleep during nights when the temperature drops.
One of the biggest complaints that people have when sleeping at night is their environment being too war. That includes the effect of the mattress. Fortunately, a temperature-controlled memory foam mattress can help to solve the problem, which ultimately will help you to sleep better at night. Cold evenings can also make it difficult to fall asleep, so it's also a plus when temperature-controlled mattresses can provide extra warmth when needed.
Memory foam mattresses aren't just good for your sleep but also for your health.


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Q: How to write this loop using foreach instead of while and each I do have the following code, I need to use foreach instead of while and each! How can I do it?
This originally came from js composer plugin:
while ( $activity = each( $this->init_activity ) ) {
    list( $object, $method, $params ) = $activity[1];
    if ( $object === 'mapper' ) {
        switch ( $method ) {
            case 'map':
                WPBMap::map( $params['tag'], $params['attributes'] );
                break;
            case 'drop_param':
                WPBMap::dropParam( $params['name'], $params['attribute_name'] );
                break;
            case 'add_param':
                WPBMap::addParam( $params['name'], $params['attribute'] );
                break;
            case 'mutate_param':
                WPBMap::mutateParam( $params['name'], $params['attribute'] );
                break;
            case 'drop_all_shortcodes':
                WPBMap::dropAllShortcodes();
                break;
            case 'drop_shortcode':
                WPBMap::dropShortcode( $params['name'] );
                break;
            case 'modify':
                WPBMap::modify( $params['name'], $params['setting_name'], $params['value'] );
                break;
        }
    }
}
}

A: foreach($this->init_activity as $index => $value) {

     echo $index;
     var_dump($value);

}

By the way, the each() is

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 7.2.0. Relying on this function is highly discouraged.

from manual.
Hope this helps!

A: Change this line:
while ( $activity = each( $this->init_activity ) ) {

To this:
foreach( $this->init_activity as $key => $activity) {


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If you are receiving bills in another person's name, there could be a couple of causes.
Incorrect name: do they have your name down incorrectly and this is your bill? if so then you should contact the firm via resolver and ensure they update their records. If this is because of a previous occupant of your house, you are not liable for the debt.
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Is the 5-day swiss pass (2 kids travel free) similar to Half-fare travelcard 1/2/3 years?
1. Which areas are covered under the 5-day swiss pass?
2. What will be the cost if i purchase rail pass for 2 adults & 2 children (kids travel free) for the above itenary?
3. Can I book the itenary from sbb.ch chosing the half-fare travelcard option if i have the 5 day swiss pass?
4. Will it benefit in terms of cost if i purchase an additional junior card for CHF 20?
The Half Fare Card for 1, 2 or 3 years as offered by the SBB is similar to the one month Swiss Half Fare Card which is usually sufficient for tourists. Both provide 50% discounts throughout Switzerland. The Swiss Pass is different and offers free traveling on 4, 8, 15, 22 days or 1 month. There is no 5-day Swiss Pass available.
1. Please see the map we link to from the Swiss Pass page. The short answer is that the entire country is covered: regular trains, buses, boats and urban transport is free. Mountain transportation is discounted by 50%.
2. The timetable allows you to lookup the prices. The Swiss portions of the trip are free (Swiss Pass) or discounted (Swiss Half Fare Card). In order to see the fares when traveling with those passes, choose "GA 1 year" (Swiss Pass) or "Half-fare travelcard 1/2/3 year" (Swiss Half Fare Card) when asked for.
4. No, in both cases you should just order along the Swiss Family Card in order to let your kids travel for free. Please note that if the Swiss Family Card cannot be ordered along with your Swiss Pass or Swiss Half Fare Card (some resellers cannot provide it), you can just get one for free at any manned train station in Switzerland.
Just to reiterate that I understood. I can book Paris - Basel chosing GA 1 year of "Half-fare travelcard 1/2/3 year" which is similar to the Swiss Family Pass I have (the agent has given me 2 travel passes for the adults and stated that both my children will travel free).
I pointed out the way to purchase tickets from a town outside of Switzerland to any town inside Switzerland; it allows you to purchase one ticket for the entire journey and get the appropiate discounts for the Swiss portion of the trip. As Basel is a Swiss town on the French-Swiss border, a trip Paris - Basel is in fact just a trip in France. Swiss rail passes are not relevant for that trip.
Only trips including a Swiss portion would require you to fill out "GA 1 year" or "Half-fare travelcard 1/2/3 year", whichever is appropiate.